Artists & Luthiers
Virgil Arlo Pickups are a must for many Professional Musicians & Luthiers. If you fall into one of these groups, please contact us for ordering information.
We enjoy working with top notch musicians & luthiers. Hit the "Contact" link at the top or bottom of the page to get set up as an Artist. In the meantime, check out what other Pro Guitarists are saying about their tone.
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"Mr. Arlo makes Incredible Pickups! Over the years, I've played a lot of different pickups & the Virgil Arlo's are the best. The best by far!"
-Mike Gallaher, Legendary Guitarist - Joe Cocker, Leon Russell.
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"I've tried all of the more expensive pickups. The Arlo's sound amazing. I can't say enough good things about them. Now I'm wondering if there's not some proprietary technique that only Virgil Arlo knows to make pickups that sound this good"
-Hadden Sayers, Blues Recording Artist. Also lends his chops to Ruthie Foster (Grammy Nominated Recording Artist).
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"Beautiful Sounding Pickups! Don't waste your time buying vintage pickups for thousands of dollars. Just buy these & You will be right there with'em."
-Dani Robinson, Guitarist - Billy Cox Experience (Plays & Sings the Jimi Hendrix parts).
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"I am absolutely LOVING the pickups! Now I need to get another set of pickups for my Gibson 335 & my next Tele & Strat builds."
-Brett Garsed, Legendary Session Player, Recording Artist & Guitar Techniques Instructor
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"My Virgil Arlo pickups sound fantastic. It is hard to stop jamming & get down to learning my new song. The Humbucker is so smooth and clean and the bridge just sings like a bird. Sounds great in the middle position too."
-Richard McRae, Legendary Guitarist for George Strait
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"I went to a Session right after getting my Arlo's installed. My Guitar sounded so good, the Engineer asked "what are you doing different". I told him, I just got a set of Virgil Arlo Pickups. I love the tone of these pickups."
-Pat Buchanan, Legendary Session Guitarist in Nashville w/ 1000's of credits including Kenny Chesney, Faith Hill, Hall & Oates, Trace Adkins, Cameo, Cyndi Lauper, Amy Grant & Ray Davies (the Kinks)
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Mr. Arlo Knows What He's Doing and has been doing it for a long time. Let me tell you, this is the best upgrade I've made to a Guitar that I can remember.
Steve Ouimette, Composer/Artist/Producer - Credits include Guitar Hero, Alice Cooper
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"They are so close (to my 1956 Strat), it's really hard to tell the difference... I think they're the best Strat Pickups made."
-Allen Hinds, Recording Artist, Session Legend, Guitar Techniques Contributor & Musicians Institute Instructor
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"I'm just amazed how good these pickups sound...For the first time in my life...All the notes on the neck are just the right balance."
-Leonardo Amuedo, Virtuoso Session Guitarist heard on Grammy Recordings. Touring Guitarist - Chris Botti, Ivan Lins, Blood Sweat Tears.
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"Mr. Arlo's pickups sound pretty amazing. I'm stoked to finally have them in my guitar. I highly recommend these."
-Bennett Lewis, Nashville Based Guitarist/ Guitarist for Maren Morris (Grammy Winner)
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"These pickups sound amazing...I feel like I'm playing an old PAF....They fixed this guitar (1967 Gibson ES-335)"
-Ford Thurston, Nashville based Guitarist/Lead Guitarist for Randy Houser
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